“It’s not what Kathy would want, you know?” he said. “And Kathy was very strong.”

Jean’s younger daughter, Kim, was supposed to be staying at Kathy’s downtown apartment in Lac-Megantic, Quebec, on Friday night too, but decided not to go.

“That’s why I still have one daughter,” Jean said.The Clusieults’ story is one of many gut-wrenching stories among dozens that will emerge in the coming days as the search for answers and victims continues.